Mass. State Lottery winner: Man plans retirement with $1 million prize
A man from Worcester is planning his retirement after he won $1 million playing the lottery.
Jamshid Shadfar won $1 million from the “$5,000,000 100X Cashword” scratch ticket game and claimed his prize on Thursday.
There’s just one $1 million prize and one $5 million grand prize remaining to be claimed in the game as of Oct. 13.
Shadfar chose the cash option on his prize and received a one-time payment of $650,000 before taxes. He told the lottery he plans on putting the winnings towards his retirement.
Shadfar bought his winning ticket at Value Mart, located at 50 Hamilton St. in Worcester. The store will receive a $10,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.
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